Kenya’s FATF Monitoring Status: Seven Action Areas in the June 2026 Update
By Daily Report KE | Updated October 9, 2026
Kenya remained on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring in the latest update located for this article, dated June 19, 2026. FATF said Kenya had made some progress, including better understanding of targeted financial sanctions among financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses, but still needed to complete seven areas of its action plan.
The seven action areas FATF listed
- Improve risk-based anti-money-laundering and counter-terrorism-financing supervision of financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions.
- Improve understanding of preventive measures, including steps to increase suspicious-transaction reporting.
- Designate an authority to regulate trusts, obtain accurate and up-to-date beneficial-ownership information, and address failures to meet transparency requirements.
- Improve the use and quality of financial-intelligence products.
- Increase money-laundering investigations and prosecutions in line with identified risks.
- Bring the targeted financial-sanctions framework into compliance with FATF Recommendation 6 and ensure effective implementation.
- Revise the framework for regulating and overseeing non-profit organisations so measures are risk-based and do not disrupt legitimate activity.
What increased monitoring means
FATF’s increased-monitoring list is often called the “grey list.” It means the country has committed to address strategic gaps under an action plan and is subject to closer monitoring. It is different from FATF’s call-for-action list. FATF says its standards do not call for enhanced due diligence or blanket de-risking of entire customer classes solely because a jurisdiction is under increased monitoring.
Where DCI training fits
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations held nationwide training on money laundering and terrorism financing in February 2026. Such training can support investigative capacity, but a workshop is not the same as completing an FATF action item. FATF’s review looks for effective results, including better intelligence use, stronger investigations and prosecutions, and implementation of the legal safeguards it specifies.
The June 19 statement is the latest Kenya-specific status located for this update. Check FATF’s country page for a later plenary decision before relying on this status as current.
